In space no one can hear you… oh wait, we did – here’s what the crew saidpublished at 22:50 BST
22:50 BST
Joe Coughlan
Live reporter
The Artemis II mission has had no shortage of memorable
moments. Not only collecting images never seen before, but also the crew’s
messages back to Earth.
‘Sights no human has ever seen’
The astronauts described the “spectacular” scale
of the beauty in space several times, with commander Reid Wiseman telling US
President Donald Trump: “We saw sights that no human has ever seen, not
even Apollo, and that was amazing for us.”
A touching tribute
Mission specialist Jeremy Hansen shared a poignant moment,
when he and the crew named one of the Moon’s craters after Wiseman’s late wife
Carroll. He said to mission control: “A number of years ago we started
this journey… and we lost a loved one,” adding at certain times in
future the crater will be seen from Earth.
Media caption,
Emotional crew names Moon crater after commander’s late wife
A space plumber who sleeps like a bat?
Christina Koch became Orion’s self-appointed “space
plumber” following issues with the capsule’s toilet. She said: “I
like to say that [the plunger] is the most important piece of equipment in
space.”
Koch also drew attention from the rest of the crew for
“sleeping like a bat” during the rest periods, according to Wiseman.
‘We love you from the Moon’
Shortly before the crew began their flyby around the far
side of the Moon, and a 40-minute break from communications with Nasa, pilot
Victor Glover sent out a touching message to those listening from Earth.
“To all of you down there, we love you from the
Moon.”